The Mad Hatters

Madness, the Hatter blinks. 
Madness, Oz's link. 
Repercussions of concussions.
Madness was Portnoy's complaint**, 

Madness must reciprocate!

Hallucinations filter by....
Leary* winks at Dali's eye.
A house lands on Dorothy's thighs...
Chicken Little wanders by.
 
"Madness," Hitler's honcho’s sneer. 
Madness splices genes with fear. 
"Lobotomize!" becomes the cheer. 
Kellogg’s* enema's find waiting rears.

"Are you the ass? Or is it me? 
Have I ears and a nose? What do you see?"
"Hehawww," said Pinocchio's friends.
"Heeehaw," said Darwin* back again.

Round and round went Steven Hawkings*.
"Madness," said Lenore's raven* squawking.
"Madness," said Einstein* in a blink. 
"Reciprocate!," said the missing link.

Reference Poem Knock Knock by The Archaic Poet - topic madness

* Art by Salvador Dali
* Portnoy's Complaint by Phillip Roth states
   if you know you are crazy than you must be sane.
* Timothy Leary explored LSD and other hallucinogenic drugs.
* Kellog [of cereal fame] proposed enema's as the cure to 
   all health ills, plus loads of sex!
* Darwin proposed man evolved from apes.
* Edgar Allen Poe was mad when he wrote The Raven.
* Einstein had aspergers syndrome a type of 
* Steven Hawkings is a wheelchair bound scientist who autism. 
   extrapolates on the edge of mathematical reality.

Copyright © | Year Posted 2009



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Date: 11/12/2013 9:16:00 PM
Very creative write, Debbie. Congrats!
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Date: 11/12/2013 7:39:00 PM
this one was such a fun read Debbie... i got a chuckle out of reading it...congrats on your great win :) hugs
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Date: 11/12/2013 9:05:00 AM
You went way beyond fantastic with this theme of madness. Exceptional work and congratulations :)
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Date: 11/12/2013 7:48:00 AM
Too good not to comment on, congratulations!
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Date: 11/12/2013 7:16:00 AM
congrats on your win and a lovely poem indeed.
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Date: 3/3/2011 4:33:00 PM
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Date: 3/3/2011 4:31:00 PM
I just knew this was yours, Deb!! Thanks for supporting the contest. Love, Carolyn
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Date: 8/26/2010 9:52:00 PM
Hey, I missed this one. Congratulations to you, Deb!! Lots of madness these days! LUv, Andrea
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Date: 8/21/2010 3:38:00 AM
That very good- Congrats to you Deborah
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Date: 8/20/2010 9:11:00 PM
Congrats on the win, Debbie
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Date: 8/20/2010 4:11:00 PM
Congratulations Debbie on your fourth places. Agape, Moses
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Date: 8/20/2010 12:39:00 PM
good one, congrats on your win
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Date: 8/20/2010 11:12:00 AM
Congrats, Deb. Nice going. Ralph
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Date: 8/20/2010 9:13:00 AM
Congratulations on your win Deb in Carolyn Devonshire's "Doctor Phobia! Quick Contest". Love, Carol
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Date: 8/20/2010 9:08:00 AM
Congrats Debbie on your win in the doctor contest with this great write.. ciao with luv.. pupi..in luv..
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Date: 8/20/2010 8:56:00 AM
This wild and crazy write really took my mind off of my doctor's visit. It was a wonderful trip to fantasyland, Deborah. Many of the Soup's best humor writers provided a lot of laughs. There were many great entries and it was hard ranking them as each one gave me a laugh. Congratulations on your win! Love, Carolyn
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Date: 8/19/2010 8:43:00 AM
:) Thanks for supporting the contest, Deborah. Can you make it 10 lines? Love, Carolyn
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Date: 3/29/2010 7:13:00 AM
Is this poem about madness by any chance? lol. a great write.
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Date: 9/5/2009 11:51:00 AM
This is a very interesting poem, Deborah. It makes your opinions loud and clear! It's the kind of poem that might make a difference for someone. (And it's obvious that you DO NOT LIKE cereal!!! LOL I think?) Anyway, as always, thinking was necessary to understand this poem that captures the reader's attention. NOTE: I believe in forgiveness, not reciprocating bad for bad But, instead, reciprocate good will for good will. I just have to say it... you know. And I love you for understanding.
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Date: 9/4/2009 11:18:00 AM
a frightening highlight, however madness is relative...
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Date: 9/4/2009 8:28:00 AM
There is a bit of madness in all of us, I suppose.....perhaps that is what makes us write poetry!! You poem is fun, delightful and rather filled with Mad Hatter wit !!! Great job!
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Date: 9/4/2009 7:39:00 AM
I love how you fitted Kelloggs in there. It's almost like a sea of Pre-Raphaelite Victorian art with an Andy Warhol floating in the middle. Lobotomy too! I can't think of anything scarier than lobotomy, so for me it really added a deeper tone. Thanks also for your comments :P Nathaniel
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Date: 9/4/2009 6:44:00 AM
hmm stream of consciousness poetry. works well. have almost no idea what to make of it but the word 'madness' everywhere tips me off well enough:) I actually do get most of the references though. Like the Dali one, plus I thought the house landed on the Wicked Witch of the East or something. hell if I know. in conclusion, Stephen Hawking spinning round fast in his little wheelchair is the best idea ever! signed -the strange apparition hovering above you right now;)
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Date: 9/4/2009 5:49:00 AM
That was wonderful, brightened by entire morning! Definitely one of my favs.
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Date: 9/3/2009 6:30:00 PM
can't stop chuckling! who are we! and how do we interact! remind me not to purchase Kelloggs products! (I don't enewaise!)...jim
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